Over her ten-year ice hockey career, Hänninen played with five different teams in the Naisten SM-sarja, the highest level women's hockey league in Finland. She spent four seasons, from 1996 to 2000, with JYP Jyväskylä and won the SM-sarja Championship with them in 1996 and 1997. She also played with JoKP (1992–93), Kiekko-Espoo (1993–94), KalPa (1995–96), and Oulun Kärpät (2001-02).[2]
Hänninen is well known in Finland for her career in the Superpesis, Finland's top pesäpallo league, where she competed from 1993 to 2005 and was a five-time Finnish Champion.[3]
Personal life
Hänninen is a founding member of VRT Finland, an underwater structural inspection company operating in the Baltic Sea and Central Europe, and currently serves as CEO of the company.[4]
^Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen. Mallon, Bill (ed.). . Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
^"Player Profile: Kirsi Hänninen". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
^Ruusu, Susanna (10 May 2022). "Olympiamitalisti Kirsi Hänninen tapasi pelikavereitaan – "Urheilu kuuluu yhä elämääni"". Finnish Ice Hockey Association (in Finnish). Retrieved 11 June 2022.
^"Kirsi Hänninen aateloidaan Jääkiekkoleijonaksi" [Kirsi Hänninen honored as a Jääkiekkoleijona]. Pesäpalloliitto (in Finnish). 24 October 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
^"Pattijoelle naisten Suomen mestaruus pesäpallossa" [Pattijoki are the Finnish Women's Pesäpallo Champions] (in Finnish). MTV3 Uutiset. 16 September 2000. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
^"Hänninen ylitti 500 tuotua, Vehniäinen 400 lyötyä" [Hänninen exceeded 500 runs, Vehniäinen beat 400] (in Finnish). MTV3 Uutiset. 11 July 2005. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
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Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com
kirsi, hänninen, kirsi, maaria, hänninen, born, october, 1976, joensuu, finland, finnish, retired, hockey, defenceman, pesäpallo, player, played, games, with, finnish, national, hockey, team, bronze, medal, with, them, women, hockey, tournament, 1998, winter, . Kirsi Maaria Hanninen born 3 October 1976 in Joensuu Finland is a Finnish retired ice hockey defenceman and pesapallo player She played 116 games with the Finnish national ice hockey team and won a bronze medal with them in the women s ice hockey tournament at the 1998 Winter Olympics 1 Kirsi HanninenBorn 1976 10 03 3 October 1976 age 46 Joensuu FinlandHeight1 75 m 5 ft 9 in Weight68 kg 150 lb 10 st 10 lb PositionDefenceShotLeftPlayed forJoKP JoensuuKiekko EspooJYP JyvaskylaKalPa KuopioOulun KarpatNational team FinlandPlaying career1992 2002Medal record Olympic Games1998 Nagano Ice hockeyWorld Championship2000 Canada1999 Finland1997 Canada1994 United StatesEuropean Championship1995 Latvia1993 Denmark1996 Russia Contents 1 Playing career 2 Personal life 3 Awards and honors 4 References 5 External linksPlaying career EditOver her ten year ice hockey career Hanninen played with five different teams in the Naisten SM sarja the highest level women s hockey league in Finland She spent four seasons from 1996 to 2000 with JYP Jyvaskyla and won the SM sarja Championship with them in 1996 and 1997 She also played with JoKP 1992 93 Kiekko Espoo 1993 94 KalPa 1995 96 and Oulun Karpat 2001 02 2 Hanninen is well known in Finland for her career in the Superpesis Finland s top pesapallo league where she competed from 1993 to 2005 and was a five time Finnish Champion 3 Personal life EditHanninen is a founding member of VRT Finland an underwater structural inspection company operating in the Baltic Sea and Central Europe and currently serves as CEO of the company 4 Awards and honors EditIce Hockey Award YearNaisten SM sarja Champion 1997 JyP HT 1998 JYP Most Points by a Defenceman in the Olympic Ice Hockey women s tournament 1998 7 points tied with Therese BrissonBest Defenceman in the IIHF World Women s Championships 1999IIHF World Women s Championships All Star Team 1999Suomen JaakiekkoleijonaInducted to the Hockey Hall of Fame Finland 2018Pesapallo Award YearSuperpesis Best Runner Most Runs in the Regular Season 1995 1996 2000Superpesis Champion 1996 Jyvaskylan Kiri 1997 Jyvaskylan Kiri 2000 PattU Finnish Pesapallo Association Player of the Year Suomen Pesapalloliitto Naispesapalloilijaksi 2000 2004Superpesis Best Batter Most Hits in the Regular Season 2004Superpesis Golden Bat Player elected Best Offensive Player 2004 5 6 References Edit Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill ed Kirsi Hanninen Bio Stats and Results Sports Reference Archived from the original on 17 April 2020 Retrieved 24 July 2019 Player Profile Kirsi Hanninen eliteprospects com Retrieved 24 July 2019 Ruusu Susanna 10 May 2022 Olympiamitalisti Kirsi Hanninen tapasi pelikavereitaan Urheilu kuuluu yha elamaani Finnish Ice Hockey Association in Finnish Retrieved 11 June 2022 Kirsi Hanninen aateloidaan Jaakiekkoleijonaksi Kirsi Hanninen honored as a Jaakiekkoleijona Pesapalloliitto in Finnish 24 October 2018 Retrieved 24 July 2019 Pattijoelle naisten Suomen mestaruus pesapallossa Pattijoki are the Finnish Women s Pesapallo Champions in Finnish MTV3 Uutiset 16 September 2000 Retrieved 24 July 2019 Hanninen ylitti 500 tuotua Vehniainen 400 lyotya Hanninen exceeded 500 runs Vehniainen beat 400 in Finnish MTV3 Uutiset 11 July 2005 Retrieved 24 July 2019 External links EditBiographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects com Kirsi Hanninen at Olympedia This biographical article relating to a Finnish ice hockey player is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article about a Finnish Winter Olympic medalist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kirsi Hanninen amp oldid 1115170101, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
